Leisure Matters: The State and Future of Leisure Studies provides an up-to-date look at the state of leisure studies and goes further by speculating on the future of leisure studies.

This book explores leisure through disciplinary, cognate, and international perspectives. As well, it examines leisure by antecedents and style, diverse populations, time and technology, and place and community. This book also discusses the delivery of leisure and debates leisure.

The editors and contributors have backgrounds in higher education. They have also served professional organizations such as the Academy of Leisure Sciences, the International Ecotourism Society, the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, the Canadian Association for Leisure Studies, and the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration.